Time worked starts as you leave your home; Typically have about 4-6 Lowe's stores in your territory; Not extremely micro-managed but that also depends on the regional manager; Fellow reps are happy to share advice; Not tied to one location everyday but, depending on territory, long drive times (1-2 hrs each way) should be expected; No company car, but you are reimbursed mileage; Great job if you like talking to people; Some stores are great, others you dread to visit.

Cons

Majority of cons are related to Lowe's; I am employed by SW, but Lowe's determines what I actually do; Customers do not see reps as any different from Lowe's employees, therefore, you are treated with no respect; Lowe's management teams ask you to "cover" for employees who have called out, or taking lunch, which is poor scheduling on their part, yet I pay the price; Spending at least 1.5 hours per store to replenish color cards that kids/adults leave in a mess (even when you are standing there!)

Cons of SW: Expected to work multiple weekends per month and the major holiday weekends; Must create a calendar to follow exact to the minute, if anything changes, notify the RSM immediately or you'll be suspected of not working; Reps sales numbers are in the hands of part time Lowe's employees, meaning I could sell 100gal while working store A, and only 5gal at store B because I was not there; Budget increases too high, typically >15% ; Bonus structure was inadequate for the work you do.

Advice to Management

Fix the budget and bonus structure; Selling strategy is constantly changing, focus tends to change frequently; Remember we work for Sherwin-Williams not Lowe's, please stand up for whats best for your employees. Create higher positions for reps to move into, currently only a couple of the divisions have 1-2 additional positions above SSR.

Excellent management. Great benefits even for part timers. Higher than most retail settings starting pay. The work is just plain fun. Tinting paint and lifting heavy boxes on truck days. Always a pot of hot coffee in the morning. Large water cooler for hot summer days. Lastly of course I may have forgotten to mention, A/C.

Cons

In smaller cities you may be twiddling your thumbs for up to 2 hours before your able to help another customer.